Transportation Services

  1. Dial-A-Ride
  2. Metro Tap Card
  3. Mature Driving course

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Dial-A-Ride

Dial-A-Ride (DAR) is a FREE SHARED transportation service for Monterey Park Senior Residents ages 55 years or older and/or have a signed form from a physician attesting to a disability that travels within city limits, except for medical appointments to adjacent communities within five miles to Alhambra, Montebello, San Gabriel and other unincorporated LA County areas. Information is also available in English, Chinese and Spanish in the Dial-A-Ride brochure.

How Do I Join?


To become a DIAL-A-RIDE member, residents must complete an application and provide proof of residency with photo (drivers license or current ID). Approved applications will have a photo taken to issue a Dial-A-Ride ID Card with a one-time fee of $5.00. Applications are also available at Langley Center.

How Do I Schedule an Appointment:

To your destination:

Call the dispatcher desk at 626-307-1395 or 626-307-1396 and provide your name, address, phone number, time of pick up, and any special accommodations (wheelchair, walker, etc). Medical appointments need to be made at least five days in advance and regular appointments need to be made at least three days in advance. We go by a first come, first serve basis.

Going back home:

Call the dispatcher desk to schedule your return pick up. It will typically take 15 to 30 minutes for your pick up to arrive.

Where can I go?

Dial-A-Ride is a shared ride service that our residents can make ANY trip from their home within the City of Monterey Park and trips to outside communities within 5 miles for medical appointments only. Local trips are tips within the city to eat, shop or visit city hall, library, parks or post office.  

For more information, please contact Dial-A-Ride at 626-307-1396, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dial-A-Ride is located at Langley Senior Center, 400 W. Emerson Avenue, Monterey Park CA 91754.

Dial-a-Taxi Program


The City of Monterey Park is pleased to introduce a new low cost transportation program for residents at least 55 years or age or have a certified disability are eligible to use Dial-A-Taxi. This service allows residents to shop, dine, and visit any location in the city or to approved satellite medical facilities and hospitals 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Registration Information

Residents must complete an Dial-A-Ride application .

Proof of residency (State issued identification card or Utility Bill) and a $5.00 registration fee is required to process a photo membership card.  

Appointment Information

To schedule an appointment with Dial-A-Taxi, members will call the Dial-A-Taxi dispatch directly and provide your name, membership number, and pick-up address. Dial-A-Taxi members have a restricted use of 2 trips per day or maximum 60 trips per month. A $1.00 copay fare is applied per trip and due to driver upon arrival destination.

For more information on the Dial-A-Taxi program please contact Dial-A-Ride at 626-307-1395, or visit Langley Center located at 400 W. Emerson Avenue, Monday–Friday from 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.